Medical Bills for Infertility Treatments

As you may or may not know, we have been dealing with infertility for almost a year now. It’s come to a point where we are struggling and need help, so I am humbly asking if anyone can help, to please donate. The medical bills from the past as well as the cost for our next IVF cycle are weighing us down, especially because we were heavily impacted financially by the lockdowns.


Infertility is not cheap. There are limits on what insurance will cover, no coverage on storage fees for gametes, and the self injections are also quite expensive, even with insurance. We have exhausted all of our savings and feel like we are drowning. We are just scraping by right now, and every little problem pulls us back under.

If you want to know the background story, please keep reading.




Last summer, we started trying for a baby and when it hadn’t happened in a few months, I had the intuition to just get everything tested right away, although they usually recommend to try for a year before seeing a specialist. My tests came back normal, however my husband’s came out with severe male factor infertility.


I remember the day we found out. My husband and I were in denial, we were devastated, angry. I can’t explain how it feels to watch someone you love realize they have something “wrong” with them, and to have to watch them deal with the grief. The feelings of infertility is similar to dealing with a death. Just instead of a death, a mourning of someone you love who will never be born.


I spent months crying, pleading with God, why is this happening to us? Why can’t I become a parent with the person I love the most in this world? No child to have his eyes, or nose shape. No child to see the little quirks of his personality in.


It was one of the hardest things we’ve ever been through, and we were dealing with other major life issues at the same time. It’s still hard and we’re in the middle of it all right now. There were days when I was ok, and days where I just wanted to be done with life. What was the point? I could never fulfill my dream of becoming a parent.


But at the same time, I never wanted to make him feel less. Because it was never his fault. He had no prior injuries or lifestyle problems that could have caused this diagnosis. No obstruction, no low testosterone. According to the multiple blood tests, several MD’s and specialists, SA’s and exams, and ultimately a TESA surgery this past March, he has cryptozoospermia caused by a rare genetic syndrome called Sertoli Only Cell Syndrome. There aren’t currently any medications to treat the syndrome and the issue is on a cellular level. Nothing is his fault and this diagnosis doesn’t make him any less. He is a great husband, an amazing person, and no medical diagnosis will ever change that.


We did our first IVF cycle this past July. Although they were able to extract eggs from me, no sperm was found in the sample of my husband’s surgery. Finding this out during our recovery was heart shattering. Was this all for nothing? How do we recover from this?


After prayer and taking time to healing, we have decided to do a second cycle in October. We do have some frozen sperm from his first biopsy, so we want to at least try once more by having one last surgery and with back up plans in place. Recent events have been difficult for us- trying to cover our normal living expenses, trying to pay for current medical bills, and trying to pay for the next cycle. We used all we had on the first cycle and are still paying for some aspects of it due to complications with his first surgery.


We are praying for a second chance at pregnancy and becoming parents. We have so many people who have supported us in one way or another through this process, and for that we are so grateful.

Please consider donating or sharing this page. Any amount helps greatly and shares are also appreciated. Thank you so much for your support, either way.